WELL · 42-165-36618 · DISTRICT 8
Wharton Unit #196
Gaines County · Harris field · Producing · Vertical
Wharton Unit #196 (API 42-165-36618) is a well in Gaines County operated by Bce-Mach Iii LLC, completed October 5, 2006 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 19, 2006, permitted to 8,000 ft.
It was permitted by Chevron U. S. A. Inc. and has since transferred to Bce-Mach Iii LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, Grayburg, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 13.5M barrels of oil and 3.84M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 212 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chevron U. S. A. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Oklahoma City, OK · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 10 permits on file · (833) 831-2164
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bce-Mach III LLC |
| Production reports | Bce-Mach III LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jul 19, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 19, 2006
- last permit issued
- Oct 5, 2006
- completed
- 13.5M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.84M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 5, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; they carry 212 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wharton Unit O-11-61365 | Harris | Bce-Mach III LLC | 212 | 13.5M | 3.84M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 74,738 · prior 12 82,047(-9%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 31,828 · prior 12 31,595(+1%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → May 2002
- 2Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jun 2002 → Sep 2017
- 3Sabinal Energy Operating, LLCOct 2017 → Aug 2025
- 4Bce-Mach III LLCSep 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 622626-99 | Drill | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Jul 14, 2006 | Jul 19, 2006 | Aug 12, 2006 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-61365 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,290 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| RustlerRUSTLER ANHYDRITE | 1,805 | 1,485 |
| Yates | 2,860 | 430 |
| Grayburg | 4,158 | -868 |
| San Andres | 4,485 | -1,195 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,924 | 6,033 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,818 | 12.25 | 1,050 S |
| 5.5 | 6,178 | 7.875 | 2,190 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Mar 12, 2007 | Nov 7, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 13, 2006 | — | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-165-36618 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-36618 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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